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Item: Oasis of the Seas
Rating: 4.3
Author: mkf815

Oasis of the Seas Cruise Review to Transatlantic

mkf815

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 4

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5

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14 Night Spain & Transatlantic (Barcelona To Ft. Lauderdale)

Sail date: October 24, 2024

Ship: Oasis of the Seas

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: 8576

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 1 month ago

Review summary

Royal Caribbean continues to nickel and dime their guests. We are diamond guests, but did not visit the lounge at all. When we received the notice we were not welcome from the hours of 5:00-8:30PM.....after all the money we have spent over the years to climb the ladder, per se , for better perks.....fell short.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

We only visited the MDR a few evening, we did the specialty restaurants and buffets.

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

N/A

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Ventriloquist was fantastic. Ice skating was very good.

Children's Programs

We had no children with us.

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Stateroom Attendant was great. He always met our needs. Room 8576. Putu

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Area was clean. Ship starting to show wear especially the balcony.

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Room was comfortable. Linens are always a treat.

Ship tip

Be ready to share your space with others.

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Ports of call

Barcelona, Spain

5 out of 5

We did an excursion on our own.

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Palma De Mallorca, Balearic Islands

4 out of 5

Valencia, Spain

5 out of 5

Favorite port

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Cartagena, Spain Did not visit port

Family member was not able to the excursion.

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Malaga, Spain Did not visit port

Family member was not able to do the excursion.

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Nassau, Bahamas Did not visit port

wasn't interested.

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Ft. Lauderdale (Port Everglades), Florida Did not visit port

We were only there for disembarkation.

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Disembarkation

4 out of 5

Long lines. A little confusion as to what line to be in. Very hot in the terminal.

7 Comments

javawoody 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing

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RoyalCruzer 1 month ago

Your vouchers work at any bar for the entire day. There is nothing free from 5-8 pm. The Lounge is a nothing event. No one "nickeled and dimed" you. You still received all of your free drinks.

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maryred 1 month ago

You do realize that Trans-Atlantic voyages attract a very high number of Pinnacle and Diamond+ C&A passengers? That means on some nights to accommodate special events for those higher tiers, they do limit the hours for those that are only Diamond. It is not an every sailing event, but until Royal reserves a lounge just for the most upper tier members of the program there will be times that the Diamond lounge on any ship gets limited due to capacity. Also, since they no longer do the unlimited "happy hour" free drinks in the lounge from 5-8pm the lounge has lost a lot of appeal as an evening venue.

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TheVegasSphere 1 month ago

We got kicked out of the lounge on the Harmony for only being Diamond this summer. The concierge pretty much announced it to the whole room at 5:30 that we had to leave. She couldn’t get herself off the chair to come over and be polite, as we had been sitting there playing dominoes for a while. Loyalty. Nickel and dime us then. We will do the same. Just give us our free drinks and keep your darn Crown lounge.

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kellies26 1 month ago

That is odd. We are diamond as well and have gotten to use the lounge

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picalo 1 month ago

did they change the tier status perks? that is frustrating. sorry

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Gwbigdog 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing your cruise with us

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